Dish with Flowering Prunus

Chinese1723-1735

The flowering branch of Prunus is painted in Famille Rose overglaze enamel. This magnificent dish belongs to a set made for use in the palace.

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Details

Title: Dish with Flowering Prunus
Creator Nationality: Chinese
Date Created: 1723-1735
Physical Dimensions: h50.2 cm
Type: dish;vessel
Rights: Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1896, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
External Link: The Walters Art Museum
Medium: porcelain with overglaze enamels
Provenance: William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, prior to 1896 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Place of Origin: China
Inscriptions: [Mark] On underside, in underglaze blue: Yongzheng [Yung-Cheng]
ExhibitionHistory: Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1980-1981
Artist: Chinese

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